Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz wins Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year unanimously

Courtesy Athletics

November 10, 2025

Nick Kurtz of the Athletics was unanimously selected as the 2025 American League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year.

Kurtz is the 14th player to win the AL award by a unanimous vote and the second for the A’s, joining Mark McGwire (1987). Other unanimous winners in the AL: Carlton Fisk (1972), Sandy Alomar Jr. (1990), Tim Salmon (1993), Derek Jeter (1996), Nomar Garciaparra (1997), Evan Longoria (2008), Mike Trout (2012), Jose Abreu (2014), Aaron Judge (2017), Kyle Lewis (2020) and Gunnar Henderson (2024). There have been 13 unanimous winners in the National League.

This election marks the ninth time an A’s player  has been honored, the second most in the AL to the Yankees’ 10. Other A’s winners: McGwire, Harry Byrd (1952), Jose Canseco (1986), Walt Weiss (1988), Ben Grieve (1998), Bobby Crosby (2004), Huston Street (2005) and Andrew Bailey (2009).

Kurtz is the eighth first baseman to win the AL award. He joins a list featuring McGwire, Abreu, Walt Dropo (1950), Chris Chambliss (1971), Mike Hargrove (1974), Eddie Murray (1977) and Alvin Davis (1984).

The 1-2 finish by Kurtz and Jacob Wilson in the voting is the fifth time in the AL and the ninth time overall that teammates were the winner and runner-up in balloting. Others to do so were the Orioles’ Ron Hansen and Chuck Estrada in 1960, the White Sox’ Gary Peters and Pete Ward in 1963, the Red Sox’ Fred Lynn and Jim Rice in1975 and the Mariners’ Alvin Davis and Mark Langston in 1984. It occurred four times in the NL: the Phillies’ Jack Sanford and Ed Bouchee in 1957, the Cubs’ Jerome Walton and Dwight Smith in 1989, the Braves’ Craig Kimbrel and Freddie Freeman in 2011 and the Braves’ Michael Haris II and Spencer Strider in 2022.

Kurtz was the only player listed on every ballot.

Ballots were submitted prior to postseason play. They are tabulated on a system that awards seven points for first place, four points for second place, three points for third place, two points for second and one point for fifth.

2025 AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year

1st2nd3rd4th5thPoints
Nick Kurtz, Athletics30210
Jacob Wilson, Athletics23411107
Roman Anthony, Red Sox3155572
Noah Cameron, Royals378554
Colson Montgomery, White Sox15923
Carlos Narváez, Red Sox25521
Jack Leiter, Rangers1116
Will Warren, Yankees115
Luke Keaschall, Twins113
Braydon Fisher, Blue Jays12
Shane Smith, White Sox12
Cam Smith, Astros12
Chandler Simpson, Rays11
Luis Morales, Athletics11
Jasson Domínguez, Yankees11

Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the American League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.

NameAffiliation Chapter1st2nd3rd4th5th
Jake RillMLB.comBALKurtzWilsonAnthonyCameronMontgomery
Rich DubroffBaltimoreBaseball.comBALKurtzWilsonAnthonyNarváezCameron
Sean McAdamMassLive.comBOSKurtzWilsonAnthonyCameronNarváez
Alex SpeierBoston GlobeBOSKurtzAnthonyWilsonMontgomeryCameron
Jesse RogersESPNCHIKurtzWilsonCameronMontgomeryAnthony
Russell DorseyYahoo! SportsCHIKurtzWilsonAnthonyCameronMontgomery
Jordan ShustermanYahoo SportsCLEKurtzWilsonAnthonyNarváezCameron
Ryan LewisAkron Beacon JournalCLEKurtzWilsonAnthonyCameronNarváez
Evan WoodberyMLiveDETKurtzWilsonCameronAnthonyMontgomery
Jon Paul MorosiMLB.comDETKurtzWilsonNarváezAnthonyCameron
Alyson FooterMLB.comHOUKurtzWilsonCameronAnthonyDomínguez
Jesus OrtizOur EsquinaHOUKurtzCameronAnthonyWilsonNarváez
Vahe GregorianThe Kansas City StarKCKurtzWilsonCameronAnthonyMontgomery
Dave BrownPitcher ListKCKurtzCameronWilsonKeaschallAnthony
Greg BeachamAssociated PressLAKurtzWilsonAnthonyCameronMontgomery
Doug PadillaField Level MediaLAKurtzWilsonCameronAnthonyNarváez
Matthew LeachMLB.comMINKurtzWilsonNarváezMontgomeryAnthony
Aaron GleemanThe AthleticMINKurtzWilsonAnthonyMontgomeryKeaschall
Greg JoyceNew York PostNYKurtzAnthonyWilsonNarváezCameron
Randy MillerNJ.comNYKurtzWilsonAnthonyNarváezMontgomery
Robert CondottaThe Seattle TimesSEAKurtzMontgomeryCameronS.SmithWilson
Patrick DubuqueBaseball ProspectusSEAKurtzAnthonyCameronMontgomeryNarváez
Martín GallegosMLB.comSFKurtzWilsonAnthonyCameronMontgomery
Manolo Hernández-DouenbeisbolporgotasSFKurtzWilsonAnthonyC.SmithMorales
Marc TopkinTampa Bay TimesTBKurtzWilsonAnthonyCameronMontgomery
Adam BerryMLB.comTBKurtzWilsonAnthonyNarváezMontgomery
Jeff WilsonDLLS SportsTEXKurtzWilsonAnthonyCameronLeiter
Levi WeaverThe AthleticTEXKurtzWilsonWarrenLeiterAnthony
Ian HarrisonAssociated PressTORKurtzCameronWilsonFisherAnthony
David SinghSportsnetTORKurtzWilsonLeiterWarrenSimpson

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